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Various Artists: The Very Best of Africa

1 CD / Arc Music / 2010-02-23

Tracks: Maqhawe 'Nkosi - Ramadu; Ninu Opon Ori Tiwa - Solá Akingbolá; Mama - George Mutinda; Abantwana - Blessings Nqo; Adderly Straat - Barry Van Zyl; Sihamba Nawe - Johnny Clegg; Njala - The Boma...
Artists: Various Artists

Translators: Diz Heller; Jeannine Blanpain; Ute Entwistle....continue...
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$13.99   $11.99

ARCM 2264
Fela Ransome-Kuti and the Africa '70: Fela With Ginger Baker Live! [Digipak]

CD / Knitting Factory Records / 2010-02-16

Tracks: Let's Start; Black Man's Cry; Ye Ye Smell; Egbe Mi O [Carry Me I Want To Die]; Ginger Baker & Tony Allen Drum Solo
Artists: Fela Ransome-Kuti and the Africa '70

Personnel: Igo Chiko (tenor saxophone); Lekan Animashaun (baritone saxophone); Tunde Williams, Eddie Faychum (trumpet); Maurice Ekpo (bass guitar); Tony Allen (drums); Friday Jumbo, Akwesi Korranting,...continue...
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RMRI 1003
Various Artists: Bokoor Beats Afro Beat @ Highlife

1 CD / Otrabanda Records / 2010-01-19

Tracks: Maya Gari - Bokoor Band; Egbe Enyo - Brekete & the Big Beats; Atiadele - Mangwana Stars; Yeah Yeah Ku Yeah - Bokoor Band; Onukpa Shwarpo - Bokoor Band; There Is Time - Bokoor Band; Trouble Man - Boko...
Artists: Various Artists

Recording information: Bokoor Studio....continue...
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MCWS 8
Various Artists: Africa Boogaloo: The Latinization of West Africa [Digipak]

1 CD / Honest Jons Records (USA) / 2009-11-24

Tracks: A Moins Que Namikosa - Orchestre TP Ok Jazz/L'Orchestre T.P.O.K. Jazz; Adigbedoto - Gnonnas Pedro; Africa Boogaloo - Le Grande Kalle/Don Gonzalo/Manu Dibango; Rampa Rampa - Orchestre Yaya Mas; Quiero...
Artists: Various Artists

Liner Note Author: Gary Stewart....continue...
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$18.49   $16.49

FRCX 7921732
Group Bombino: Music from Niger: Guitars from Agadez, Vol. 2

1 CD / Sublime Frequencies / 2009-10-27

Tracks: Tenere; Imuhar; Kamoutalia; Amidinine; Boghassa - (live); Imouhare - (live); Issitchilane - (live); Kamu Telyat - (live); Eronafene Tihoussayene - (live)
Artists: Group Bombino

Personnel: Adi Mohamed (guitar).

Liner Note Authors: Hisham Mayet; Hisham Mayet.

Recording information: Agadez, Niger (2007).

Editors: Hisham Mayet; Hisham Mayet.

Photograp...continue...
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FRCX 7360124
Jimi Tenor/Tony Allen (Drums #1): Inspiration Information, Vol. 4 *

1 CD / Strut / 2009-10-26

Tracks: Against the Wall; Sinuhe; Selfish Gene; Path to Wisdom; Darker Side of Night; Mama England; Got My Egusi; Cella's Walk; Three Continents
Artists: Jimi Tenor/Tony Allen (Drums #1)

Audio Mixer: Jimi Tenor.

Photographer: Alexis Maryon.

The fourth installment in Strut's Inspiration Information series pairs two innovators, Afro-beat drummer Tony Allen, and the ever-me...continue...
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STUT 43
Mulatu Astatqé: New York, Addis, London: The Story of Ethio Jazz 1965-1975 *

1 CD / Strut / 2009-10-26

Tracks: Yèkèrmo Sèw; I Faram Gami I Faram; Shagu; Mulatu; Fikratchin; Yègellé Tezeta; Asiyo Bellema - (featuring Frank Holder); Emnete; Lanchi Biye; Yefikir Tizita; Yèkatit; Ebo...
Artists: Mulatu Astatqé

Liner Note Author: Miles Cleret.

Arranger: Mulatu Astatqé....continue...
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STUT 51
Various Artists: Ouled Bambara: Portraits Of Gnawa [CD/DVD]

1 CD / 2s & Fews / 2009-10-20

Tracks: Jilala - Ahmed Baqbou; Turku Lila; Ouled Bambara (Part 1) - Hassan Zougari; Sheshiyat Bambara; Sandiya - Ahmed Baqbou; Chalaba Titara; Bukamly Wana; Chalaba Titara - Ahmed Baqbou; Sandiya; Brianduka;...
Artists: Various Artists

Recording information: Marrakech, Morocco (2005).

Editor: Nathan Salsburg....continue...
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DRGC 403
Various Artists: Rough Guide to Afrobeat Revolution [Digipak]

2 CD / World Music Network (UK) / 2009-10-13

Tracks: Freedom No Go Die - The Souljazz Orchestra; Kabioye - Lekan Babalola (Mark de Clive-Lowe Remix, remix); Dem People Go - Dennis Ferrer; Lies - The Afromotive; Puppet Boy - Albino; Kilode - Tony Allen;...
Artists: Various Artists

Translator: Adriana Garcia.

Arranger: Lekan Babalola.

Anyone familiar with the Rough Guide compilations knows that they always do their homework. While they never attempt to release defi...continue...
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WMNW 331222
The Very Best: Warm Heart of Africa [Digipak]

1 CD / Green Owl Records / 2009-10-06

Tracks: Yalira [Sound]; Chalo [World]; Warm Heart of Africa - (featuring Ezra Koenig); Mwazi [Blood]; Nsokoto; Angonde; julia; Mfumu [King]; Ntende Uli [What Can I Do]; Rain Dance; Kamphopo [Beautiful Girl];...
Artists: The Very Best

Audio Mixer: Radioclit.

At the very least, this is some of the most joyous, life-affirming music in existence. With this, their proper full-length debut, Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya and Londo...continue...
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GRNL 10005
Baka Beyond: Beyond the Forest [Digipak] *

1 CD / White Swan Records / 2009-10-06

Tracks: Marriage of West with East; Nahwia's Dream; Beyond the Forest; Illa Dhuinn; Yoka; T-Oighr'Og, An; Cat's Cradle; Together Again; Babako; Song of the Hyrax
Artists: Baka Beyond

Personnel: Baka Beyond (vocals).

Baka Beyond has been doing their work with the Pygmy people of Camernoon since 1992, much of it mixing native sounds with Celtic music and plenty of jams. There...continue...
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WSWA 470011
Mamadou Diabate: Strings Tradition [Digipak] *

1 CD / Felmay / 2009-09-29

Tracks: Nyanafi; Birds First Flight; Himalayan Rain; Sigui Dyarra
Artists: Mamadou Diabate

Personnel: Mamadou Diabate (kora); Ustad Shujaat Khan (sitar).

Audio Mixer: Marco Cimino.

Photographer: Luca Vergano....continue...
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$24.99   $22.99

FEMA 168100
Tony Allen (Drums #1): Lagos No Shaking

1 CD / Honest Jons Records (USA) / 2009-09-15

Tracks: Ise nla; Morose; Aye le; Losun; One Tree; Ole; Kilode; Awa na re; Ogogoro; Moyege; Gbedu
Artists: Tony Allen (Drums #1)

Personnel: Tony Allen (drums); Fred Fisher (trombone).

Everything from the title to the music to the graffiti-style cover art on Tony Allen's LAGOS NO SHAKING invokes the spirit of the legendar...continue...
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FRCX 1791025
Tinashe Chidanyika: Sounds of the African Mbira

1 CD / Arc Music (UK) / 2009-09-15

Artists: Tinashe Chidanyika

Between the sublime mbira playing of Stella Chiweshe and the mbira-like guitar lines of Thomas Mapfumo, there might not be a lot of room left for traditional Zimbabwean music on the world music circui...continue...
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$16.99   $14.99

ARCM 2233
Barrett Martin: Zenga *

1 CD / Fast Horse Recordings / 2009-09-15

Tracks: Mother of Oceans; Roll the Bones; Daemon Lover; Firefly; Kronos; Father of Skies; Che Viva; Alhambra; Shapeshifter; Dragon Skin; Child of God
Artists: Barrett Martin

Personnel: Barrett Martin (koto, vibraphone, drums, percussion); Rahim Alhaj (oud); Kekoa Kaluhiwa (tenor saxophone); Dave Carter (trumpet); John Rangel (piano); Kevin Hudson, Luis A. Guerra (upright ...continue...
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FTHS 21
Tinashe Chidanyika: Sounds of the African Mbira

1 CD / Arc Music (UK) / 2009-09-08

Tracks: Chemutengure; Chimanda; Mungara Ndenga Urombo; Chikende kuMbire; Chemutengure (Nyunga Nyunga); Nhemamusasa; Kuparara; Chamuminuka; Mahororo Yakagara; Nyamaropa yeBvonga Mupopoto; Ndotondera Gwenyambi...
Artists: Tinashe Chidanyika

Personnel: Barry Van Zyl (vocals, drums, hosho, shaker, hand claps, percussion); Tinashe Chidanyika (mbira).

Liner Note Authors: Tinashe Chidanyika; Tinashe Chidanyika; Robin Hogarth.

Ph...continue...
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$28.99   $25.99

PID 865735
Baaba Maal: Television [Digipak] *

1 CD / Palm / 2009-08-25

Tracks: Television; Tindo; Miracle; Cantaloupe; Song for Women, A; International; Dakar Moon; Tindo Quando
Artists: Baaba Maal

Personnel: Baaba Maal (vocals, guitar); Sabina Sciubba (vocals); Barry Reynolds (guitar); Simon Clarke (saxophone); Didi Gutman (keyboards); Jim Palmer (drums, percussion); Massamba Diop (percussion)....continue...
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PALM PALMCD2140
Samba Toure: Songhai Blues: Homage to Ali Farka Toure [Digipak]

1 CD / Riverboat (UK) / 2009-08-25

Tracks: Anbafo; Foda Diakai'na; Kai'ri Kai'ri; Bila; Yawoye; Koye Ma; Baba Guitteye; Goye Kurya; Tamani; Goye; Soumanako; Djandjo; Ali Farka
Artists: Samba Toure

Personnel: Samba Toure (vocals, guitar); Samba Touré (vocals, guitar); Bakoroba Diabaté (guitar); Alto Fofana (flute); Oumar Diallo (bass guitar); Ibrahima Séré (drums); Siaka Koit...continue...
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RVB 330054
Sara Tavares: Xinti [PA] *

1 CD / Four Quarters Entertainment / 2009-08-11

Tracks: Quando Dás Um Pouco Mais [When You Give a Little More]; Sumanai; Ponto De Luz [Touch of Light]; Caminhanti [Wayfarer]; Pénastrada [On the Road]; Di Almo [of the Soul]; Bué (Você &...
Artists: Sara Tavares

Audio Mixer: Jean Lamoot.

Editors: Antonio Fonseca; Maria Joao Castanheira.

Photographer: Ricardo Oliveira Alves.

Arranger: Sara Tavares.

For her new outing, Sara Tavares f...continue...
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FQRS 1818
Various Artists: Celebrate Africa

1 CD / African Cream / 2009-08-11

Tracks: Khetha - Khumbula; Ubwinga - Angela Nyirenda; Swalati - Kanda Bongo Man; Pindurai Mambo - Oliver Mtukudzi; Telela - Handful Of Namibians; Bandera - The Mendes Brothers; Tekere - Salif Keita; Sal - Ol...
Artists: Various Artists

Audio Mixer: Nicky Blumenfeld....continue...
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ACAE 31
Kimi Djabate: Karam [Slipcase]

1 CD / Cumbancha / 2009-07-28

Tracks: Kodé (Love); Karam [Education]; Djombé; Mussolu [Women]; Mogolu [the People]; Manla [I Cannot Believe It]; Ná; Dabô [Tribute to Dabò]; Fatu [Tribute to Fatumata]; Manhó ...
Artists: Kimi Djabate

Personnel: Kimi Djabate (vocals, acoustic guitar, balafon, shekere, percussion); José Braima Galissa (vocals); Joao Gomes (clarinet); Marcos Alves (drums).

Recording information: Lisbon, P...continue...
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CMBH 12
Amadou & Mariam: The Magic Couple *

1 CD / Wrasse Records (USA) / 2009-07-28

Tracks: Je Pense a Toi; Sarama (La Charmante); Combattants; Mouna; C'est Comme Ça; Djagnèba; Beki Miri; Be'smi Lah; Chacun Son Problème, A; Toubala Kono; Mon Amour, Ma Chérie; Chantez-Cha...
Artists: Amadou & Mariam

Personnel: Amadou Bagayoko (vocals, guitar); Mariam Doumbia (vocals); Ousmane Dicko (guitar); Sameh Catalan (violin); Nicolas Auriault (flute); Loic Landois (harmonica); Barbaro Teunter (trumpet); And...continue...
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WRSR WRASS244
Syran Mbenza: Immortal Franco [Digipak]

1 CD / Riverboat (UK) / 2009-07-28

Tracks: Hertiage Ya Luambo; Beyou Motema; Liyanzi Ekoti Ngai Na Motema (Mouzi); Mbanda Nasali Nini? (Madeleine); Matinda; Infidelité Mado; Salima; Rumba Odemba; Liwa Ya Franco; Cherie Bondowé; Zozo...
Artists: Syran Mbenza

Personnel: Syran Mbenza (guitar); Ballou Canta (vocals, background vocals); Viviane Arnoux (accordion); Deba Sungu (congas).

Liner Note Authors: Cc Smith; C.C. Smith.

Recording informati...continue...
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RVB 330050
Michael Olatuja: Speak

1 CD / ObliqSound / 2009-07-28

Tracks: Ma Foya - (featuring Lynden David Hall); Altar Call - (featuring Esta Mtungwazi); Hold On - (featuring Lynden David Hall/Andrew Roachford); Little Sister - (featuring Terri Walker); Jardin, Le - (fea...
Artists: Michael Olatuja

Composer: Michael Olatuja.

Personnel: Michael Olatuja (Fender Rhodes piano, acoustic bass, electric bass); Lynden David Hall, Terri Walker, Andrew Roachford (vocals); Femi Temowo (acoustic guit...continue...
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OBQS BD005
Bembeya Jazz National: The Syliphone Years [Box] [Limited]

2 CD / Stern's Africa / 2009-07-14

Tracks: Republique Guinee'; Sabor De Guajira; Armee Guineenne; Guantanamera-Seyni; Dembaty Galant; Air Guinee; Guinee Hety Horemoun; Montuno De La Sierra; Waraba; Dagna; Doni Doni; Camera Mousso; Super Tente...
Artists: Bembeya Jazz National

Bembeya Jazz National: Salifou Kaba (vocals, maracas); Aboubacar Demba Camara (vocals); Mamadou "Vieux" Camara, Sékou Bembya Diabaté (guitar); Clement Dorego (soprano saxophone, tenor saxoph...continue...
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$25.99   $23.99

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